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mussel fishery, from Snapes Point to Salt-stone Rock, instead 

 of from the Passage-way to Keeve Mud, as applied for. Mr. 

 Russell will not be allowed to interfere in any manner 

 with any persons using seine, tuck, or other nets, which 

 do not fish for or take oysters. This order will continue 

 in operation for sixty years from its confirmation by Act 

 of Parliament." 



Ringrone House, a little out of Salcombe, is a handsome 

 marine villa, with terraced gardens extending quite to the 

 water's edge. Until his lamented death, which took place 

 in April of this year (1874), it was the residence of the 

 Right Honourable Michael Conrade de Courcy, Lord Kingsale, 

 respecting whom the following account appeared in the 

 Illustrated London Neius of April 25th, 1874: — 



"The Right Honourable Michael Conrade de Courcy, 

 thirtieth Lord Kingsale, Baron Courcy of Courcy, and Baron 

 of Ringrone, Premier Baron in the Peerage of Ireland, died 

 at Salcombe on the 15th instant. His Lordship was born 

 December 21st, 1828; the second son of John Stapleton, 

 twenty-eighth Lord Kingsale, by Sarah his wife, second 

 daughter of Joseph Chadder, Esq.; and inherited the title at 

 the decease of his brother, June 15th, 1865. He was not 

 married, and is succeeded by his cousin, John Fitzroy de 

 Courcy, born March 30th, 1821, now thirty-first Baron, who 

 is son of the late Lieutenant-Colonel, the Honourable Gerald 

 de Courcy, fourth son of John, twenty-sixth Lord Kingsale. 

 The historic and very ancient family of which the deceased 

 lord was the representative, was founded in Ireland by the 

 famous soldier Sir John de Courcy, created Earl of Ulster in 

 1181, and granted the privilege that he and his successors 

 (after first obeisance being paid) should remain covered in 

 the presence of the King and all future Sovereigns of 



